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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2021
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Jonathan A. Cain, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael J. Mahnken, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Dave S. Douglas, Marina del Rey, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for capturing an unmanned aerial vehicle includes a net configured to receive the unmanned aerial vehicle, an infrared emitter arrangement including a plurality of infrared emitters arranged around the net, an infrared sensor mounted to the unmanned aerial vehicle and configured to detect the infrared emitter arrangement, and a processor that is in communication with the infrared sensor and configured to adjust an azimuth and elevation of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on the detected infrared emitter arrangement in a field-of-view of the infrared sensor.